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traumatiser

to traumatize

verb troh-mah-tee-ZEH Rare
Mind & Emotions Mental States

Origin: Greek 'trauma' (wound)

Usage Note

Traumatiser is used both in clinical psychology (une expérience traumatisante = 'a traumatic experience') and in colloquial French where it is often humorously exaggerated — tu m'as traumatisé avec ce film! means 'that film scarred me!'. The adjective traumatisant and noun traumatisme share the same root.

Examples

"Cet accident l'a profondément traumatisé."

Natural Translation

That accident deeply traumatized him.

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